Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Spent Convictions

John McGuinness

50. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process for persons applying under the spent convictions Act; the timeframe for dealing with such applications and the criteria involved. [11159/16]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

John McGuinness

60. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance to expedite a review of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disabled drivers regulations 1994. [11160/16]

State Examinations

John McGuinness

107. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review an application for reasonable accommodations at the leaving certificate examinations in 2016 for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; if dyslexic students are entitled to the same opportunities as regular students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11155/16]

Humanitarian Assistance Scheme

John McGuinness

144. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the legislation and regulations relative to the payment of humanitarian aid arising from the recent floods; if the findings and figures relative to the inspection by loss adjusters appointed by his Department will be made available to those who make a claim and request such information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11156/16]

Community Care

John McGuinness

188. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will conduct an audit to ensure that the buildings it uses to house community primary care teams are fit for purpose; if it will review the grade system across therapists and if therapists will be treated equally in the context of consideration for lead positions or the lead position of primary care teams; if it will include training for the various grades of therapist; if all the community primary care teams have their full compliment of professional and trained staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11161/16]

Hospital Services

John McGuinness

189. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health why a person was waiting five hours to have an operation and was discharged without having it; why the operation was on other dates; the date the operation will now be arranged for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11162/16]

Railway Stations Upgrade

John McGuinness

212. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide funding to upgrade Thomastown railway station in County Kilkenny as it is in a run-down state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11157/16]

Railway Stations Upgrade

John McGuinness

213. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide funding to Irish Rail for the use of a lift for passengers wishing to access McDonagh Station in Kilkenny; and his views that although this lift has been provided Irish Rail will not pay the cost of operating it and therefore the elderly and infirm are faced with a steep climb by foot to access the platform. [11158/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

John McGuinness

193. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to provide the appropriate level of mental health care to a person (details supplied); and his views on the details of the case. [10926/16]

Health Services

John McGuinness

194. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will pay the money due to a person (details supplied); and if he will expedite the matter. [10927/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

John McGuinness

78. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to establish an independent public enquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9393/16]

Tax Exemptions

John McGuinness

188. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance why a person (details supplied) is not exempt from vehicle registration tax on a car and if the proof submitted to the local office of the Revenue Commissioners will be reviewed; and if he will expedite a positive response. [9430/16]

Tax and Social Welfare Codes

John McGuinness

196. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the employment status of persons working for a company (details supplied); if their employment is deemed to be contract or self-employment; and if Department of Social Protection benefits apply to these persons. [9747/16]

School Accommodation Provision

John McGuinness

246. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills to support and expedite an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) given the urgency expressed by the board of management. [9408/16]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

John McGuinness

250. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he declined funding for the resurfacing of a yard at a school (details supplied) given the serious health and safety issues outlined in the application and the reports submitted; to immediately provide an emergency grant to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9412/16]

School Accommodation Provision

John McGuinness

254. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of an application for additional accommodation at Kilkenny College (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, including whether he will expedite the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9461/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

John McGuinness

255. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills to expedite and approve a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied). [9471/16]

School Staff

John McGuinness

261. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills to expedite and approve an additional teacher for a school (details supplied), based on the detailed information submitted. [9487/16]

Schools Complaints Procedures

John McGuinness

305. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of allegations of bullying and financial and professional misconduct as reported by a person (details supplied) under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014; the action he has taken to have all of the reported matters fully investigated; if the findings of such an investigation are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10231/16]

Invalidity Pension Applications

John McGuinness

434. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the invalidity pension scheme including if he will expedite and approve it. [9417/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

John McGuinness

442. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme including if he will expedite and approve it. [9448/16]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

John McGuinness

446. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the status and purpose of a review (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [9474/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

John McGuinness

493. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection to approve an application for persons (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme and the household package scheme. [9750/16]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

John McGuinness

494. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the result of a means test for a person (details supplied). [9749/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

John McGuinness

504. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme, including if he will expedite a positive outcome. [9851/16]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

John McGuinness

559. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection to approve an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme as a matter of urgency. [10494/16]

Public Procurement Contracts

John McGuinness

604. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware that the multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of pest control services excludes, by its conditions, a large number of small firms and persons from the process as they do not have the turnover required, although they already supply Departments and Government agencies; that jobs could be lost as a consequence of this process and that value for money and a quality service may not be achieved; and of the growing concern in the small and medium enterprise sector relative to the restrictions in the Government procurement process; if he will address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10412/16]

Heritage Sites

John McGuinness

617. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht arising from visits to the site by various Ministers, the financial support she will provide to the owners of Jerpoint Park, the lost town of Saint Nicholas in County Kilkenny, to protect the site; the funding schemes available to the owners of such important heritage sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9923/16]

Hospital Services

John McGuinness

656. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to urgently arrange an operation for a person (details supplied). [9624/16]

Mental Health Services Funding

John McGuinness

666. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to immediately restore the funding which was cut to a project (details supplied) as it is now understaffed and cannot take any more referrals, and yet is a vital part of the Kilkenny mental health day services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9469/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

John McGuinness

680. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to review the care plan for a person (details supplied). [9621/16]

National Lottery Funding Applications

John McGuinness

685. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for lottery funding by the Health Service Executive in the name of the Samaritans in counties Kilkenny and Carlow, and when he will make a decision on this. [9640/16]

Hospital Charges

John McGuinness

690. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to review and strike out the charges for inpatient rehabilitation care services applied by St. Columba's Hospital in Thomastown in County Kilkenny, to a person (details supplied). [9646/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

John McGuinness

706. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to special prescription glasses to correct an issue with sight. [9746/16]

Hospital Transfers

John McGuinness

707. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to provide a bed at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for a person (details supplied) who is currently in St. Luke's Hospital, in County Kilkenny. [9752/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

John McGuinness

708. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to arrange urgent treatment for a person (details supplied) who is on a waiting list since 2012 and was placed on a waiting list for treatment on 2 April 2014; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9753/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

726. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to arrange an early appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9846/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

728. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to expedite and arrange an early date for an appointment for a person (details supplied). [9847/16]

Primary Medical Certificates

John McGuinness

731. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a primary medical certificate to a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [9850/16]

Proposed Legislation

John McGuinness

908. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health his plans to engage with the Responsible Retailing of Alcohol in Ireland group (RRAI) in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10493/16]

Transport of Animals

John McGuinness

989. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review an application for the transport of animals by a person (details supplied). [9480/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

John McGuinness

1003. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue a full payment to a person (details supplied) under the young farmers scheme and the Scottish derogation scheme; and if he will expedite the matter. [9634/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

John McGuinness

1069. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the outstanding farm payments due to a person (details supplied) will be made immediately. [10495/16]

Strategy for Renewable Energy

John McGuinness

1110. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy on solar farms and the price structure for the sale of electricity to the national grid; if he has finalised the price structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9845/16]

Tourism Project Funding

John McGuinness

1114. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport arising from visits to the site by various Ministers, the financial support he will provide to the owners of Jerpoint Park, the lost town of St. Nicholas in County Kilkenny, to develop it as a tourist attraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9923/16]

Traffic Regulations Implementation

John McGuinness

1163. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is responsible for the review of speed limits throughout the country under Transport Infrastructure Ireland; if local authority officials and members have been consulted as part of the process; the timeframe to complete the project and to make recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9872/16]

Tourism Project Funding

John McGuinness

1164. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is available for projects (details supplied); if Fáilte Ireland or Ireland's Ancient East will directly fund the project for five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9873/16]

Adoption Legislation

John McGuinness

1203. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the Government policy and process relative to Irish citizens wishing to adopt a child from Bulgaria; the regulated structures that are in place to enable such adoptions to be arranged; the international agreements that Ireland has signed up to relative to foreign adoption arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9745/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

John McGuinness

103. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to set an early date for an appointment for a person (details supplied) at Waterford University Hospital. [8719/16]

Medical Card Applications

John McGuinness

106. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to issue a medical card as a matter of urgency to persons (details supplied). [8727/16]

Primary Care Centres

John McGuinness

109. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will grant permission for an extension to the medical centre at Ballyragget, County Kilkenny to accommodate a practice nurse and if he will expedite the matter. [8737/16]

Illness Benefit Applications

John McGuinness

14. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has finalised an application by a person (details supplied) and if the person is in receipt of benefit under the illness benefit scheme. [8139/16]

Illness Benefit Applications

John McGuinness

15. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to review an application by a person (details supplied) under the illness benefit scheme; and if she will continue the payment or if the person will qualify for another benefit. [8140/16]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

John McGuinness

275. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange immediately speech and language therapy for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [8085/16]

Primary Care Centres Data

John McGuinness

277. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if funding is in place to roll out further primary medical care centres in County Kilkenny; the list of locations being considered throughout the country; and if he has a priority list in respect of the centres. [8141/16]

Health Services Staff Data

John McGuinness

278. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed by the Health Service Executive to serve Kilkenny city; if public health nurses are available to cover weekend duty; the level of service being provided by public health nurses in the eastern environs of Kilkenny city given the demographics of this part of the city; the criteria to access the services of a community nurse; the locations of such a service in Kilkenny city; if a public health centre will be provided in the eastern environs of Kilkenny city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8142/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

John McGuinness

279. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [8143/16]

Special Educational Needs Staff

John McGuinness

378. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) will lose a special needs assistant during 2016; and if the matter will be reviewed immediately and the decision reversed. [8144/16]

Control of Horses

John McGuinness

429. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if all local authorities have appointed a designated officer relative to the Control of Horses Act 1996. [8084/16]

Renewable Energy Incentives

John McGuinness

461. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to consider providing grant aid for the installation of photovoltaic cells on roofs of houses for electricity generation, similar to the grant scheme operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8086/16]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

John McGuinness

7. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an appeal in respect of an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be expedited and approved. [7912/16]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

John McGuinness

18. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an appeal in respect of an application for invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be expedited and approved as they applied on 29 June 2015 and lodged their appeal on 25 August 2015. [7986/16]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

John McGuinness

36. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments under the beef scheme for 2014 will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7835/16]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

John McGuinness

54. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if speech and language therapy will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will expedite the matter [7826/16]

Medical Card Applications

John McGuinness

84. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be fully examined as all the information has been returned by the person. [7968/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

John McGuinness

23. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an application under the carer's allowance scheme and the household package scheme will be approved for persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7310/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

John McGuinness

24. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to expedite and approve an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny under the carer's allowance scheme made in November 2015. [7317/16]

Disability Allowance Payments

John McGuinness

25. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if payment under the disability allowance scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be made to the person's parent; and if the application will be expedited. [7320/16]

Tax Clearance Certificates

John McGuinness

95. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if a hard copy of a tax clearance certificate will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7311/16]

Office of Public Works Staff

John McGuinness

121. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to recruit guides and grounds staff for Kilkenny Castle for the tourist season; and if positions will be offered on a permanent or part-time basis. [7315/16]

General Elections Expenditure

John McGuinness

122. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to date of the 2016 general election; if all the costs are now accounted for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7319/16]

Humanitarian Assistance Scheme

John McGuinness

201. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence if he will expedite and approve three separate applications for assistance under the flood damage schemes submitted by businesses (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7312/16]

HSE Data

John McGuinness

268. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be made in full to the person directly; if there is an outstanding sum due; and if he will expedite the matter [7318/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

John McGuinness

269. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the hours of home care granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be operated in line with the old system rather than under a pilot scheme; and if he will expedite the matter [7321/16]

Social Welfare Appeals

John McGuinness

54. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7000/16]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

John McGuinness

110. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance to review an application from a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for a refund of VAT and vehicle registration tax under the disabled driver and disabled passenger scheme. [6663/16]

School Completion Programme

John McGuinness

361. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount he allocated to the Kilkenny school completion programme on the Callan Road in Kilkenny in the last five years; if he will ring-fence and increase the fund, given the level and range of services being provided and the importance of these services to the overall school community. [6992/16]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

John McGuinness

583. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the staffing requirement for all grades and professionals relative to the new building at Saint Luke's General Hospital, County Kilkenny; if the full complement of staff is now recruited to enable all services to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6993/16]

Health Services

John McGuinness

584. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the full range of services urgently required by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be provided, the reason for the delay, especially with regard to psychology services; if there is a waiting list; if so, his plans to deal with same; if he will provide the full professional assistance required by the person during school hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6996/16]

Departmental Properties

John McGuinness

715. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to previous parliamentary questions, to outline the three proposals made to her for the use of a site at Gaol Road in Kilkenny; if she has advanced any of the proposals for consideration; when she will make a final decision on the use of site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6995/16]

School Placement

John McGuinness

716. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with autism spectrum disorder in County Kilkenny who are waiting for an appropriate school placement with supports such as special needs assistants; if she is aware of the large number on the waiting list for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and her plans to deal with this issue. [6997/16]

School Transport Provision

John McGuinness

717. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a bus service for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite a positive response. [6998/16]

Local Authority Housing Funding

John McGuinness

796. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funds he has allocated to Kilkenny County Council and Carlow County Council for purchasing houses for those on the housing list and for families with special needs; if he is satisfied with the progress being made in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6994/16]

Invalidity Pension Eligibility

John McGuinness

104. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to continue to pay an invalidity pension to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow while that person's appeal is being processed; and if she will arrange an oral hearing. [6004/16]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

John McGuinness

105. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to review and expedite a positive response to a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow, given the new information submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6006/16]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

John McGuinness

153. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he will resolve the issues in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny relative to a claim for a refund of value-added tax and vehicle registration tax under the disabled drivers scheme. [6005/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

546. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a surgical procedure will be arranged as soon as possible for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [6001/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

John McGuinness

547. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an application under the fair deal scheme will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [6002/16]

Private Security Authority Administration

John McGuinness

239. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has set down the timeframes within which the Private Security Authority must deal with applications and appeals; if so, the details of this; if she monitors the efficiency and response times of this authority; the number of applications and appeals dealt with by the authority since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4899/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

John McGuinness

336. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a medical device will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as a matter of urgency. [4898/16]

Primary Medical Certificates Provision

John McGuinness

387. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a primary medical certificate will be approved without delay for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5196/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

424. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a bed will be provided in University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5328/16]

School Closures

John McGuinness

512. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the decision to close the vocational school at Muine Bheag in County Carlow; the process which has to be followed; the stakeholders who must be consulted in such a process; if that consultation took place; her role in such a decision; if she will reverse the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5327/16]

School Transport Administration

John McGuinness

513. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she was consulted by Bus Éireann relative to the changes being made by the company to certain bus routes affecting children with a disability; if she will ask the company to explain its actions and its long-term plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5329/16]